Discipline of Behaviour in the Church

 “in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when ye are gathered together, and my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ, to deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.”

‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭5‬:‭4‬-‭5‬ ‭KJV‬‬

Paul’s revelation was, “So call a meeting, and when you gather together in the Name of our Lord Jesus, and you know my spirit is present with you in the infinite power of our Lord Jesus, release this man over to satan for the destruction of his rebellious flesh, in hope that his spirit may be rescued and restored in the day of the Lord.”  God had given Paul the exceptional ability to have his spirit present, along with the power of God, in their meetings together.  The meaning of satan is the “accusing adversary”.  When a person is put out of the fellowship of the church family, the accuser has access to harass and oppress.  There is a blessed protection in the fellowship of God’s people, for the Lord is present with us when we gather in His Name.  This man who was delivered to the accuser suffered the consequences of his actions to learn the lesson the hard way.  It is not a light thing to be handed over to satan.  We learn from a later letter that the man did repent and the church forgave and comforted him.  Discipline and correction is necessary in the church so that we are purified to live holy.  God chastens those whom He loves.  Amen!

The Precise Prophetic Word for Christ

 “The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned. The Lord GOD hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away back. I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.”

‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭50‬:‭4‬-‭6‬ ‭KJV‬‬

Isaiah prophesied about the Lord Jesus Christ seven hundred years before, with complete precision.  “The Lord YAHWEH has equipped Me with the anointed, skillful tongue of a teacher — to know how to speak a timely word to the weary. Morning by morning, He awakens My heart. He opens My ears to hear His voice, to be trained to teach. The Lord YAHWEH has opened My ear, and I did not resist; I did not rebel. I offered My back to those who flogged Me and My cheek to those who tore out My beard. I never hid My face from demeaning insults or from those who spit on Me.”  The Lord Jesus Christ while on earth, repeatedly said that He spoke only what the Father gave Him to say.  What is easier - to put our trust in hand-made idols to save us, or to believe in the God Who came down from heaven to die so that He would rise again and set mankind free from sin through His Own Blood Sacrifice?   Let’s believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, Living God.  Amen!